'Adarsh society threat to naval installations'

The Indian Navy has told the ministry of defence that the flats in Adarsh Cooperative Housing Society apartment in Mumbai's Co

The Indian Navy has told the ministry of defence that the flats in Adarsh Cooperative Housing Society apartment in Mumbai's Colaba area pose threat to the sensitive naval installations.

Sources said the navy has submitted its report to the defence ministry wherein it has again denied that it ever gave a 'no objection certificate' (NOC) to construct the building. It had even asked the army to withdraw its NOC to the building.

Earlier, the navy had informed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), which is investigating the matter, that it had not issued any NOC for the construction of building.

In reply to a CBI inquiry on regulatory norms being followed at Adarsh Society the navy said that the apartment did not procure the NOC from the authorities.

The high-rise in the south city's plush area was meant to house Kargil war veterans and widows, but has instead got 104 members including senior armed forces' officers, politicians and bureaucrats.

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